Balanced effort propels Central past Springfield Southeast

The Maroons shook off an early stumble by defeating Springfield Southeast 60-47 last Tuesday.


CHAMPAIGN - After a season-opening stumble, the Champaign Central Maroons found their footing at home Tuesday night, using a stout defensive effort and balanced scoring to secure a 60-47 victory over the Springfield Southeast Spartans.

The win, which evened Central’s early season record at 1-1, was fueled by contributions across the roster. Junior Jeremy McCoy led all scorers with 18 points, while senior Cayden Love provided a pivotal two-way performance with 15 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and three steals. Sophomore L. Cooper Sutton rounded out the double-figure scorers with 12 points, adding six defensive rebounds to help Central control the glass with a 27-rebound team total.

That defensive energy was personified by Love and senior Jayden Means, who each recorded three steals as the Maroons consistently disrupted the Spartan offense. The effort marked a significant turnaround from a 48-39 home loss to Peoria Manual just two days prior.

The Maroons will look to build on this momentum as they hit the road for their next contest, a non-conference matchup against another Springfield foe. Central is scheduled to face Springfield High School (2-1) on December 3.


Box Score Highlights:

  • Jeremy McCoy: 18 PTS
  • Cayden Love: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
  • L. Cooper Sutton: 12 PTS, 6 DREB
  • Team: 27 Total REB, 11 STL, 22 BLK


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Girls' Basketball

Attica 39
Oakwood 47

Caydence Vermillion hit seven three-pointers on her way to a team-high 23 points and 15 rebounds against the Red Ramblers. Gracie Hanner hauled in 11 rebounds of her own, finishing nine points and five assists for the Comets.

Armstrong 27
Unity 36

Unity 53
North Vermillion 54

Kera Dunham tallied 15 points and Nora Thomann, a freshman, contributed another 13 in the non-conference win for the Falcons. Thomann led her team with eight rebounds and three assists. Dunham credited with six steals and four assists.

St. Joseph-Ogden 29
Bishop McNamara 41

The Spartans fall in State Farm Holiday Classic action at Normal West. Senior Katie Ericksen scored three treys to lead SJO's scoring effort with nine points.

Boys' Basketball

Oakwood 37
Tuscola 94

Harding Academy 52
Champaign Central 60

Maroons' Cayden Love shot 75% from the free throw line on his way to a team-high 16 points. Chris Bush and Luke Swanson nudged Central in the non-conference win with 13 points each. Love, a sophomore, collected four steals in the win.

St. Joseph-Ogden 56
Winnebago 42

Coy Taylor led SJO's scoring effort with 19 points. Tanner Siems added another 14 points and Collin Thomey chipped in 10. The trio, frequent visitors to the free throw line, made 12 of their 17 attempts.


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Girls Basketball

Girls' Area Scoreboard


Salt Fork 52, Hoopeston Area 25
Urbana University 34, Chrisman 28


Boys Basketball

Central suffers loss to Centrailia

With a near silent contribution from the Maroons' senior class, who combined for just six points, junior Cayden Love led the Maroons with 18 points in the team's road loss to Centralia on Wednesday. After turning in his season-best 15 points against Centennial, sophomore Landyn Sutton, was held to just seven points. Love and another sophomore, Elijah Young, carried the team's rebounding effort with three each.

Parker Fitch drops 20 on Manteno

Following up a 16-point, seven rebound night against Prairie Central, St. Joseph-Ogden's Parker Fitch was a threat no matter where he was on the court against Manteno. The senior was 4-for-6 inside the arc and made three out of seven shots on the other side for 20 points. Lane McKinney added nine points and Nolan Franzen finished with 8 points, leading the team in rebounding with seven. Kaden Wedig also delivered nine points and six boards.


Boys' Area Scoreboard


St. Joseph-Ogden 59, Manteno 33
Centralia 66, Champaign Central 40


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St. Joseph-Ogden 57 - Danville 39
Kayla Osterbur dropped a team-high 14 points in the Spartans' home game against the Vikings. Addie Brooks was good for another 12 to pull out the W for the team's third win of the season. Danville's Jada Bell led all scorers with 18 points. She converted on eight of her 10 free throws attempts.

Unity 33 - Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 27
With the Knights shooting just 48 shots, sophomore Morgan Casteel shot 29% from the field to lead her team with nine points on the road against the Rockets. Unity host the Urbana Tigers on Monday for their annual non-conference rivalry game.
Glenwood 59 - Centennial 15
The Chargers drop to 1-5 after the road loss. Centennial looks ahead to Tuesday's home game against Peoria Manual to halt a three-game skid.
Urbana 30 - Urbana University 26
The Tigers are 2-1 after defeating the Illineks of U-High. Sophomore Lai'yonna Harper led Urbana with 10 points. Junior Madison Shade added seven to the cause. The Tigers, who finished 1-20 in the previous season, look for win number three at Unity on Monday.

Chizara Onyemele paced the Uni with ten points.

Boys' Basketball

Central 69 - Richwoods 65
The Maroons (4-2) notched their first conference win with four players reaching double figures. Chris Bush led the scoring output with 24 points. Luke Swanson delivered an 18-point performance while Cayden Love chipped in 12 points and Aidyn Beck added another 11. Swanson finished with seven boards and Trey Cole grabbed five more against the Knights (4-1). Central returns to action next Friday in another Big Twelve contest with Normal Community coming to town.

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Girls' Basketball

Champaign Central 58 - Rantoul 50
The Maroons had three players finish their non-conference home game finish in double figures. The win improving Central's record to 3-5.

Junior Khalia Williams led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Samara McArthur finished with 12 points and five boards. Meanwhile, senior Alex Parastaran collected 10 points while dishing out a team-high nine assists and snatching five steals.

Thursday night, Williams and the Maroons host Danville (4-7) in a Big Twelve conference contest.

Oakwood 42 - Armstrong 45
Down 28-17 at the half, Oakwood made up the deficit in the second half but came up short, taking a loss in Vermilion Valley Conference play. Bella Bradford scored a team-high 14 points in the Comets' road game on Tuesday. Fellow senior Rylee Wright finished the loss with ten points.

Boys' Basketball

Champaign Central 71 - Unity 59
Chris Bush drained 19 points and collected six rebounds in the Maroons' road game at Unity (3-3). Sophomore Cayden Love shined, scoring 18 points to bolster Central's record to 5-3.

The Maroons travel to Decatur to take on the Eisenhower (4-4).

Hoopeston 46 - Cissna Park 44
Brayden Walder delivered 16 points in Hoopeston Area's VVC non-conference win over Cissna Park (3-8).

Cole Miller, who scored four points, had eight rebounds. Trenton Montez, a senior, also finished with eight boards along with seven points.

The Cornjerkers play at home on Friday, hosting the Storm of Salt Fork.

Urbana 51 - Sacred Heart-Griffin 79
The Cyclones handed the Tigers their fourth-consecutive loss. Urbana looks to improve their early-season record after Friday's road game at Peoria Notre Dame.
St. Thomas More 55 - Clifton Central 60
The Sabers (4-6) were outscored 8-3 in the overtime period by the Comets (7-4).

St. Thomas More is back in action on Saturday at the Eureka College Shootout where they will face Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

Urbana U-High 32 - Westville 75

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